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"More?"

"You've toldabout Charles that I can't read in a newspaper"

She looked at hily "What do you want to know?"

"The hts Conversations with other cabinet ministers How does he intend to deal with Quebec after the separation? Is he thinking of resigning? Da"

She held out her hands expressively "Charles has changed since the plane crash He's become more secretive He doesn't confide in me as before"

His eyes went

dark "Then you've becoer swelling in her breast

"Don't bother contactingiames"

Danielle ran for the door, and then she turned "You son of a bitch!" she choked through a sob

How odd, she thought, that she had never seen the monster in him before She suppressed a shudder and wiped at the tears with the back of her hand as she fled

His laughter followed her to the car and rang in her ears during the drive to the hospital

She could not know that back in the bedroohly pleased with hi colors

The President's chief of staff nodded an indifferent greeting and remained seated behind his desk as Pitt was ushered into his office He glanced up without s "Take a chair, Mr Pitt The President will be with you in a few minutes"

There was no offer of a handshake, so Pitt set his briefcase on the carpet and took a couch by the

The chief of staff, a young randiloquent name of Harrison Moon IV, swiftly answered three phone calls and adroitly shuffled papers from one bin to another Finally he condescended to look in Pitt's direction